The Database Forum

**djromanof** · 02-17-2009, 02:42 AM

Hello All,

First of all thank you in advance for all your help.

I am trying to create a website very similar to imdb.com - please go and take a look at it if you are not familiar with it already.

It's basically "database-driven" website and has forums and allows users to subscribe and rate or review every movie in their database.

My question is.... how do I get started? I obviously need a domain and a hosting package, but then how can I gather all the information about past and present movies? How do I go as to create a site that's connected to that database and that can be updated anytime the database is updated?

I am a hard-working person and I am prepared to do some of the dirty work myself - if possible. I have created a few websites in the past but they were mainly static websites where only I could edit the content. I normally use one of those user-friendly applications such as Frontpage for my websites. This is one is different. Is there any application that would allow me to make it myself or do I need to pay someone for it? If so, how much do you think I should be prepared to pay?

Is there maybe an already made free database that I can use or do I have to buy one? If so, where would I buy something like that from?

Once again thanks for everything.

**reli4nt** · 02-17-2009, 06:45 AM

No one person can create a site like imdb. The volume of data there is immense. If you are looking for the same scale seek out some heavy investors and be prepared to answer some hard questions about how you plan to generate revenue to justify the expense.

If your scale is smaller then most decent content management systems can be customized to handle a similar feature set. Consider Drupal, or Joomla.

**noobster** · 10:47 PM

**johniman7** · 02-17-2009, 11:48 PM

It sounds like you are somewhat new, and let me say that this project even for the most experienced here would be a huge undertaking. As reli4nt said, no way one person could create that much content. I'm not sure about the legality of taking content from their site, although I vaguely think they have some kind of syndication system where you can legally use some of their stuff.